In the February 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about Will Fowler’s book Reporters, and all the problems with his claims. Will played a minor role in the case — he was at the crime scene — but did everything in his power to insert himself as a second lead in the story. He also originated the lie that Elizabeth Short had “infantile genitalia,” which has spread all over the Internet. I also discussed claims that the LAPD was corrupt and why such allegations should send up red flags to the careful researcher. The Black Dahlia case was a state-of-the-art investigation for 1947. People who push the claim that the department was inept or corrupt generally need to say the investigation was compromised so they can push their bogus “solution.”

I also covered (again) David Lynch’s nonsense that Detective John St. John showed him a nighttime shot of the crime scene, supposedly taken by the killer. And questions about Walter Bayley, Leslie Dillon and the “Cleveland Torso Killings.”

Coming up on YouTube: On Feb. 20, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, I’ll do an Ask Me Anything on George Hodel. Can’t make the live session? Email me your questions and I’ll answer them! The video will be posted once the session ends so you can watch it later.